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Covenant Health serves over 1.2 million people – and always strives to do it with the highest caliber of medical care. With one of the largest health systems in the entire region, our Christian mission of healing is accomplished with the help of the highly trained and distinguished doctors that make up our medical staff.

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Pre-Nursing Requirements

Prerequisites

After completion of high school or obtaining a General Educational Development (GED) certificate, eight specific prerequisite college courses must be completed from a Regionally Accredited College or University (National Accreditation is not accepted without approval) before beginning training at Covenant School of Nursing.

In order to transfer prerequisite courses into our program, they must be from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum grade of "C". To qualify to apply, you must have a grade point average of 2.5 or higher in the required prerequisite courses. CLEP credit is accepted in English I, English II, Chemistry, and Human Growth and Development only. Dual Credit, AP, or CLEP is accepted for the applicable courses if the grade meets school requirements. The Admissions and Recruitment offices are available by appointment to applicants for academic guidance during the pre-nursing phase of completing these required courses.

To make an appointment, please call and ask for the Admissions Officer at 806-725-8902 or Recruiter at 806-725-8949.

If you have additional questions in regards to the courses listed above please contact us.

*Must be completed within the last ten years according to the start date.

Applying Online

Most colleges and universities corresponded with prospective applicant by email. It is important to create a professional email that you can utilize for important notifications. Once you are ready to apply at Covenant School of Nursing an email will be an important part of your application.

Resume

It is never too early to start keeping a record of your work history and volunteer services. We encourage you to use resources such as career services that are available at the college or university that you are attending.

Official Transcripts

An official transcript is an academic record of the courses you have completed. When you are ready to apply it is important to request an official high school transcript and an official transcript from all colleges and universities that you have attended.

Reference

It is important to begin establishing professional references.

Entrance Exam

Covenant School of Nursing utilizes the TEAS V pre-entrance examination as part of the admission process. For more information about the entrance exam please click here.

Immunizations

Please note that all of our students are required to have completed the Hep B series before the start of school. If you have not yet begun to receive this series, or if you will not have it completed before classes begin, you will not be eligible for admission.